The South East Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism (MHLDA) Cell has shared a key paper on literature and findings in relation to the current and predicted psychological and mental health impact of COVID-19 and associated safety measures on Children and Young People (CYP).

The paper, entitled: The Children & Young People’s Mental Health Restoration and Recovery Planning Summary of Relevant Literature and Emerging Evidence (2020), can be downloaded below, along with the associated Annex:

• CYP MH Restoration Recovery Planning Literature Summary
• Annex – CYP MH Restoration Recovery Planning Literature Tables

It has been produced by Dr Gavin Lockhart, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead CYP Mental Health, NHS England South East Clinical Delivery Network/Mental Health Cell/Health Education England, Kent, Surrey & Sussex and Victoria Sopp, Research Assistant, University of Sussex/Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust.

The paper draws key findings into a synthesis, summary, and suggested next steps, which will form part of the discussions of the South East Demand/Capacity Modelling Sub-Group meeting, and aims to aid in both predictive modelling and restoration and recovery planning.

This is a live document and any feedback or signposting to additional resources for future versions is most welcome. Please send this to gavin.lockhart1@nhs.net and v.sopp@sussex.ac.uk

 

In addition, you may find the following resources to be of additional interest:

Guidance for professionals

• Impact of trauma on children and young people – YouTube link

CYP specific

• Adversity and Trauma Informed Practice Guide for Professionals – PDF document
• Childhood Adversity and Trauma – Anna Freud weblink

Women specific

• Engaging with Complexity – providing effective trauma-informed care for women – PDF document
• TED talk on impact of Trauma throughout a lifetime – YouTube link
• Trauma informed multi-professional guidance and training – Safe Hands Thinking Minds weblink

Research informed practice (RIP)

• Developing and Leading Trauma informed practice leaders briefing (requires log-in access to RIP)
• Trauma informed approaches with young people frontline briefing (requires log-in access to RIP)
• Embedding Trauma informed approaches in adult social care frontline briefing (requires log-in access to RIP)

Guidance for schools

• Practical advice for schools – YouTube link
• Trauma Informed Schools UK – weblink
• Developing trauma-informed practices in inner London schools – Research in Practice weblink

Guidance for families

• Core MindEd session: Trauma and coping – MindEd weblink
• Helping children and teens – Phoenix Australia weblink

Academic articles

• Trauma-informed mental healthcare in the UK – Emerald Insight weblink
• Trauma-informed approaches: What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of trauma-informed care or trauma-informed approaches? – Nice.org.uk weblink
• Chapter 2 –More NHS action on Prevention and health Inequalities, The NHS Long Term Plan – NHS.uk weblink
• Maxine Harris (Editor), Using Trauma Theory to Design Service Systems (Roger D. Fallot New Directions for Mental Health Services, Vol. 8)